Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
from BuffaloSabres.com, Head Coach Lindy Ruff had some good news to report on the injury front following Saturday’s morning skate, saying that captain Craig Rivet may not miss as much time as anticipated. The defenseman was helped off the ice in the third period of Friday’s 4-2 win in Philadelphia after being hit by Flyers’ Arron Asham. Although the news is good, Rivet will not be...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Craig Rivet of the Sabres and Daniel Carcillo of the Flyers fought not once, but twice last night during Buffalo's 4-2 win. The first fight was mediocre and the Philly faithful made their feelings...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Penguins -Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin ( above ) are kind of key to the Penguins' power play . -Is Mike Yeo the key to the Penguins' power play troubles ? -Bob Errey's epic piece on stick management from Thursday's game: ( Kudos to EN reader Kim Griffin for the heads up. ) -Ryan Bayda scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' only goal in a 2-1 home loss to the Norfolk Admirals . John Curry made...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
At one point, Tomas Holmstrom got tangled behind the net with Buffalo defenseman Craig Rivet to the point helmets were off and linesmen had to intervene.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
At one point, Tomas Holmstrom got tangled behind the net with Buffalo defenseman Craig Rivet to the point helmets were off and linesmen had to intervene.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
We're pretty sure this list doesn't really prove anything, but we found it interesting ( Sorry, we're hockey geeks ). The following is a list of each team and the current and former captain they currently have on their training camp rosters. Each player is listed with the team(s) they captained: Team (Number of Players) Players (Team) Canuck (5) Pavol Demitra (Wild) Keith Carney-*(Wild) Roberto Luongo...
SportsBuffalo.blogspot.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
With NHL Training Camp starting up in a few weeks, the Sabres management will need to make a lot of decision regarding which players to call up to the big league. One that is the most important is defense men Tyler Myers. He is hailed as the second coming of Zdeno Chara with his massive 6'8" height and 220lb build. The only catch with him is that if the Sabres decide to not assign him to the roster,...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
COLUMBUS GM SCOTT HOWSON TARGETED #10 EHRHOFF TO IMPROVE DEFENSE San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson turned down a trade offer earlier this summer from Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson that would have included offensive defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (77GP, 8G, 42PTS, -12, 63PIM) for grinding left wing Jason Chimera (49GP, 8G, 14PTS, +8, 41PIM). According to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch ,...
A Theory of Ice (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
On the twenty-fifth day of the second month in the year of Our Lord two thousand and seven, Bob Gainey didst trade Craig Rivet to the San Jose Sharks for Josh Gorges, and the pundits were perplexed, for Rivet was a solid D-man of size and combativeness, yet Gorges was small and obscure and the pundits knew him not, and they were skeptical.Yet the fans cried out, trust in Gainey, for he has a
Abel to Yzerman (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Mainly to move things away from the riveting grammar discussion in the post below, I’d like to direct your attention to this quote from Craig Rivet. Buffalo News “You give them a small opportunity, and it seems to be in your net so quickly. Once you get down to a team like this that arguably is the best defensive team in the league, it’s tough to come back.” Now that may be...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Not long after the Sabres were cheered off the ice, defenseman Craig Rivet's thoughts quickly went to the those affected by a horrific plane crash.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Not long after the Sabres were cheered off the ice, defenseman Craig Rivet's thoughts quickly went to the those affected by a horrific plane crash.
The Goose's Roost (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
by Ryan We've already talked about why the Sabres should win tonight, and after what we saw on Saturday there's no excuse not to give a similar effort at home following after two days off. To top all that off, the Sabres are getting healthy again, with Craig Rivet returning to the lineup tonight, and Tim Connolly not far behind. Afinogenov will miss some time after getting run by Chara, but at this...
Champions (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Last Updated: January 6 - 03:48 AM The Buffalo Sabres received both good and bad news on Monday. After being sidelined for nearly a month with a shoulder injury, captain Craig Rivet declared him...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Sabres captain Craig Rivet is ready to return after missing nearly a month with a shoulder injury, but forward Maxim Afinogenov is out indefinitely after hurting his groin last weekend.
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